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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

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The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

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Leontios (or Liontius) was a decorated army and navy military leader who commanded forces on the behalf of the emperors of Constantinople along the...
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The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

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Armenia, in the 7th century, was caught between two feuding empires. On the one hand, the region had been under Roman influence for well...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

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Franz Kafka

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Franz Kafka (c. 1883-1924) "Everyone knows something about us, either the truth as far as they know it, or at least some rumour they've heard...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

Moses In The Bullrushes, By Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

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Ægir’s Feast, By Constantin Hansen (c. 1804 – 1880)

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This painting, by the Danish artist Constantin Hansen (c. 1804 – 1880), was inspired by a character named Ægir or Hler from a text...

17th-Century Tapestry Depicting Charles Le Brun’s Painting Of Alexander Entering Babylon

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This 17th-century tapestry, woven by an unknown artist, re-creates a painting produced by the workshop of Charles Le Brun (c. 1619-1690) that depicted Alexander...

Anna Komnene

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  Anna Komnene (c. 1083-1153) "Victory means the same thing always, but the means by which generals attain it are varied and of intricate patterns." The...

Machiavelli

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Machiavelli (c. 1469-1527) "How we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what...

The Tale Of The Goddess Juno Helping Roman Looters Bring A Statue Of Her To Rome

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In the year 396 BCE, the military of the Roman Republic conquered the city of Veii—Rome’s greatest rival on the Tiber. After the Romans...

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